The purpose of this phenomenological narrative study was to explore why many aged-out foster youth from the Texas and Louisiana foster care system do not complete a high school diploma. The researcher conducted eight interviews with participants who had been in the foster care systems of these states for at least five years. The interviews were…

The rapid shift in schools' demographics across the United States calls for a strategic and thoughtful change in the recruitment, retention, and development efforts of school districts as they cultivate the leadership pipeline to prepare future school leaders. District leadership pipeline programs must strategically and actively recruit and…

Today, seven out of 10 Americans use social media to communicate with one another, follow news stories, learn, and for pleasure. The problem is social media is underutilized by university faculty as a communication and curriculum tool for adult learners. There is a gap in the literature focusing on the university-level use of social media for…

This collective case study is intended to examine the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives of three historically white institutions (HWIs) in the southwest region of the U.S. through the lens of Critical Whiteness Studies (CWS). I employed the theoretical framework of Gusa (2010), White Institutional Presence, and Ray (2019), Theory…

At the local research site, school leaders face high teacher attrition rates resulting in teaching positions being filled with less experienced teachers, a redistribution of teachers to other classrooms, an increase in class sizes and resources being redirected to address disruptions to learning. Nationally, the ratio of teacher hires to teacher…

The researcher in this study used qualitative grounded theory methodology to explore the perceptions of higher education professionals in both academic affairs and student affairs units on the subject of a cultural divide between the two areas in the community college sector. The researcher also aimed to gain insight from the study participants on…

Black women have participated robustly in higher education since the first Black women were admitted to American colleges and universities in the mid-1800s. Yet, their presence in administrative roles beyond the mid-level in higher education administration is low. Most scholarship on this topic addresses barriers that have kept Black women out of…

Female faculty remain a minority in academic research and women are often perceived to lack the qualities needed to be successful scientists, which may contribute to discrimination and prejudice against female researchers. Research administrators play a pivotal role in the development of strategic, catalytic, and capacity-building activities…

Once considered a marginal and untrustworthy pedagogical approach by higher education institutions, online learning has become mainstream. Consider this -- the entire educational system -- at the global level, from P-12 to the college level, shut down following the declaration of the lockdown period of the novel coronavirus disease 2019.…

This paper draws on interview data to explore Australian, Canadian and Scottish teacher educators' conceptions of sustainability education (SE) within initial teacher education (ITE). Findings were generated across three themes: teacher educators' (i) conceptions of SE and SE in ITE, (ii) curriculum and pedagogical practices, and (iii) barriers,…

Purpose: This study aims to develop the understanding of learning processes related to the new ways of interacting in the enforced digital workplace over time. Design/methodology/approach: A multiple, longitudinal case study of knowledge-based workers in three firms located in Sweden has been conducted from March 2020 to March 2023. In total, 89…

While current research on school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic is predominantly concerned with learning deficits, the exploratory study presented here focuses on the previously neglected question of young people's concrete learning experiences during this disruptive period, with a focus on how they used their time and how this relates to…

Drawing on the concept of teacher buoyancy which is teachers' capacity to deal with the everyday challenges that most teachers face in their teaching, this qualitative study investigates the capacity of ten early career teachers to derive sustenance from overcoming minor and frequent challenges in their everyday work. A semi-structured interview…

In highlighting the changes in demands on personal tutors as part of university support networks, this paper identifies how to improve the personal tutor experience for both the personal tutor and the student. Drawing upon the experiences at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, England, this paper explores the importance of the…

This article explores a case study of how documentary film practice is taught at the Institute of Film and Television, Ghana. Drawing on the practices of its authors -- themselves documentary film-makers and former students of the institute -- we explore some of the contemporary challenges facing how we approach the theory and practice of…